Arborist

Job introduction

Job Title: Arborist

A bit about us:

Liverpool is home to vibrant, energetic, and engaged communities, people who take real ownership of their local area and are passionate about making our city a better place. We've got ambitious targets to meet and we need people who are driven, dynamic and ready to deliver the very best for our communities. Public service is more important than ever, and this role represents a real opportunity to make a difference to our communities by transforming the way we work and placing our residents at the heart of everything we do.

Working at Liverpool City Council provides an opportunity to contribute to your community and make a positive impact on the lives of residents. Our values shape how we work to deliver public services, and how we communicate with the residents we serve. We care about the best outcomes for local people, through our public services.

We are proud of our world-famous thriving city with its rich culture, as well as affordable housing, good schools, beautiful green spaces – there’s really something for everyone!

Join our Greenspaces team as an Arborist, delivering high‑quality tree management and arboricultural services across Liverpool.

• In the role of Arborist, you’ll carry out a wide range of arboricultural tasks including climbing, aerial tree work, technical dismantling and young tree maintenance. You’ll work across busy highways and green spaces, using your expertise to deliver safe, efficient and high‑quality operations to ensure the Council's tree stock is fit for purpose.
• As part of the role of Arborist you will focus on productivity and supporting principal arborists to deliver arboricultural works against agreed performance targets. You will be required to work safely, proactively and with urgency to assist in solving problems on site as they arrise.
• In the role of Arborist you will be required to install traffic management requirements in accordance with the New Roads and Street works act 1991. As part of this role you will be required to follow the Council's working practices, specifications and health and safety requirements paying particular attention to the requirements of LOLER and the Working At Height regulations.
• Previous experience in delivering Arboriculture Operations is essential for this role.

The role of Arborist requires a full UK driving licence (Category B) and advanced technical arboricultural operational certificates (or modern equivalents) - NPTC CS30.1, CS30.2, CS32, CS38 and CS39 with the ability to gain CS40 and CS41.

As part of this role, you will be required to undertake three weekends of contractual overtime per financial year. Each weekend will consist of 7 hours on Saturday and 7 hours on Sunday. You will also be part of the emergency out of hours call out/standby rota, which operates approximately 6–8 weeks per year. Both the contractual overtime and standby duties are paid in addition to the stated salary.

Our offer to you:

• At least 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays rising to 32 after 5 years’ service (pro rata if part time) - option to purchase further days
• Agile working (role dependent) - a “Flexibility First” approach to agile working, where flexibility is the norm rather than the exception
• Part of the Local Government Pension Scheme – option to join the AVC Scheme
• Progression - opportunities and training through a wide range of high quality learning
• Health and Wellbeing - offer including Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work and Travel Pass Schemes
• Drive Time – a salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Family friendly policies with enhanced leave
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Employee Volunteering Scheme
• Medicash

Next steps:

Closing date: midnight on Friday 6th Febraury 2026.
Interview type: Two part interview process. Face to Face interview followed by an onsite climbing assessment.

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please complete an application as early as possible.

If you would like any further information or an informal discussion, please contact Gary Williams on Gary.Williams10@liverpool.gov.uk or Jen Woodburn on jen.woodburn2@liverpool.gov.uk

Watch our recruitment video and see what life is like working at Liverpool City Council.

Liverpool City Council is committed to fostering a workforce representative of the communities we serve. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we believe in appointing candidates based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities. To support this commitment, we guarantee an interview to candidates from under-represented groups who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

If you require any reasonable adjustments in line with the Equality Act 2010, such as an application form in a different format or additional time to complete your application, please contact us at recruitment@liverpool.gov.uk.

Although we advertise on Jobs Go Public, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications. Please ensure you complete your full profile, work and education history in Tribepad.

Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.

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